Product Review
Espionage, danger, and romance behind enemy lines Seen on public television Civilians turn heroines in this compelling British WWII series "Plenty of action and suspense" —Video Librarian "Engaging" —Video Librarian "A corker" —The Huffington Post "Impossible not to be hooked" —The Guardian (U.K.) While World War II rages, brave British women risk their lives as secret agents in occupied France. Recruited by Col. James “Cad†Cadogan (Julian Glover, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), young mother Liz Grainger (Kate Buffery, Trial & Retribution) and other new operatives work undercover with the French Resistance. Their assignment is sabotage, subversion, and propaganda; if caught, their fate is torture or worse. Based on the real-life stories of agents in Britain’s Special Operations Executive, this suspenseful drama was filmed on location and boasts strong female characters, historical authenticity, and tension-filled plots. The incredible ensemble cast includes Jeremy Northam (The Tudors), Jane Asher (A Voyage Round My Father), Warren Clarke (Dalziel & Pascoe), Michael J. Jackson (Doctors), Jane Snowden (All Passion Spent), and Shirley Henderson (Bridget Jones’s Diary). This collection includes all three series of the public television hit.
